Annette Kreitzer, the last Haines Borough manager candidate still in the running, will visit town Monday through Wednesday to meet borough staff and community members, attend an assembly meeting and sit for a third interview. The other finalist for the job, deputy director of public works for the city of Pasco, Washington John Millan, withdrew his application […]
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Assembly schedules public interviews tonight of 2 finalists for borough manager
The borough assembly is scheduled to interview its two finalists for the manager job in a public meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. this evening. The assembly narrowed down the list of 10 applicants in an executive session Tuesday evening. The finalists are: – Annette Kreitzer, of Juneau, who has extensive experience in state government. She […]
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Borough manager attracts 10 applicants
The borough has been without a permanent manager since last May, and the Mayor is hoping the latest round of applications will produce a successful job candidate who could start this fall. Applications closed last Friday. The borough received 10 applications. “I would like to be having a Personnel Committee meeting first to go through all the […]
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Thank you for supporting Harold Beck
Our friend of over 40 years died recently at Chilkat Lake. Doing all that needed to be done from over 2,000 miles away would have been a wholly impossible task without so many friends who stepped up to help. I offer our heartfelt thank-you to Bob Bell, who made countless trips to shuttle Harold and […]
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Assembly approves first two phases of Lutak Dock renovations
The Haines Borough Assembly gave the go-ahead to pursue funding for the first two phases of Lutak Dock renovations. The Lutak Dock face has reached the end of its service life and officially closed last year after Alaska Marine Lines (AML) completed construction of a new freight ramp, ensuring Haines’ supply chain remains intact, for now. The phases are part of […]
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Borough reposts manager job
The Haines Borough manager job has been reposted. Haines has been without a permanent manager for more than a year. The borough assembly’s first choice for the job, George Zoukee, rejected the position in March. Zoukee was living in Tennessee and told the CVN that he turned down the position because of unanticipated moving expenses. Zoukee was […]
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Borough finances better than expected
The Haines Borough areawide general fund is earning more and spending less than budgeted this fiscal year, according to a recent financial report for the first three quarters of the fiscal year, July 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. “For the first seventy-five percent of the year, our areawide revenues are eighty-one percent (of budget) and that’s […]
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Debra Schnabel, Bill Seward offer services as interim manager
The Personnel Committee Tuesday discussed ways to improve the borough manager hiring process including turning over to the borough clerk responsibility for managing personnel. The committee also discussed whether to hire a new interim manager as it looks for a permanent hire. Previous borough managers Debra Schnabel and Bill Seward, both fired, have expressed interest in serving […]
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Deputy clerk to help shoulder Fullerton’s burden
The Haines Borough will hire a deputy clerk to assist clerk Alekka Fullerton, who is currently also serving as borough manager. The Haines Borough Assembly asked Fullerton to serve as interim after firing manager Debra Schnabel last May. At the time, Fullerton said she would serve in the interim position as long as needed. The assembly approved a 20% pay increase […]
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Assembly Briefs
Assembly adopts Chilkat River Access recommendations The borough assembly unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday endorsing the Chilkat River Access Working Group’s recommendations for improved state maintenance of the Haines Highway Miles 12 to 26. The recommendations will go to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The working group met three times in April and May and included […]